Each year, the Powhatan Education Foundation (PEF) awards Innovative Classroom Grants that present ideas for achieving the county’s curricular goals, enhancing students’ personal development, and/or encouraging links with the community. This year, PEF fully or partially funded six grants for a total investment of $16,146.28, and we are going to take time over the next few weeks to highlight how those projects are going. Next up is “Let’s Explore CoDrone EDU: Drones Made for Learning,” a project spearheaded by Katy Osborne, Kelly Terry, and Kristen Bentzen at Flat Rock Elementary. CoDrone EDU is the latest in coding drones made specifically for classroom learning featuring the safety, flexibility, and durability needed for student learning. In these photos, Mrs. Osborne and Ms. Terry work with Mrs. Beemer’s fifth graders to first code the drones using Blockly and then test their coding by having the drones fly an obstacle course.
